The House of Blue Lights, Private residence in Indianapolis, United States.
The House of Blue Lights was a white glass-brick mansion on Fall Creek Road in Indianapolis, Indiana, lit year-round by blue Christmas lights that covered the exterior and the surrounding trees. The property sat on a large private estate that also included a pool and other outdoor structures.
Skiles Edward Test, heir to the Diamond Chain Company and president of Indianapolis Motor Inns, built the residence in 1913 as his private home. After his death, the building was demolished in 1978, and the land eventually became a public nature park named in his honor.
For decades, teenagers from across Indianapolis came at night hoping to catch a glimpse of a glass coffin that local stories claimed held the body of Test's wife. The rumors spread through the city and turned the property into a destination tied to mystery and local legend.
The original building no longer stands, so visitors today explore the site as part of Skiles Test Nature Park, which now covers the former grounds. The park is open to the public and easy to walk through without any advance planning.
The estate had a swimming pool equipped with a three-story diving tower and a mechanical pulley system designed to simulate surfing by towing a board across the water. This kind of setup was extremely rare for a private home at that time.
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